Everyone has a stake in the conversation I completely agree with Jay Manning and Bill Taylor [“What we can do about ocean acidification and climate change,” opinion, Oct. 10]. For the sake of our environment and the economy, we must protect Puget Sound. In doing so, every tool at our disposal should be used to address this issue…

Commission should ban octopus fishing in Puget Sound This Friday, the state Fish and Wildlife Commission will be adopting rules regarding catching and killing of giant Pacific octopus here in the Puget Sound. Giant Pacific octopuses are the largest in the world, and are some of the most intelligent sea creatures we know. The current rule allows…

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